Crime & Safety
2-Alarm Fire At Building In Philadelphia's Francisville Section Placed Under Control
Chopper 3 caught thick smoke rising into the sky from the blaze.
February 20, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A two-alarm fire at a building in Philadelphia's Francisville section was placed under control Monday night after it burned for roughly five hours, the city's fire department said.
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It took about 100 firefighters to put out the blaze at a building located at Ridge Avenue and Francis Street, just west of Broad Street and The Met Philadelphia. It started around 4 p.m.
Chopper 3 caught thick smoke rising into the sky from the blaze.
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"The plume of dark smoke was pretty much the span of three buildings and then it moved and we couldn't see the skyline over there," said Dani Prado, who was visiting Philadelphia.
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